Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1887-01-13
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Down, Jan, II. ITO legislative COM
mittee, which Is O H. stature In miniature,
and attends to neets ,hry items OF legisla-
| tion for the year VII. - the General Assem-
bly does not meet, bssi m bled in Dover to.
| day It's main bus noss is TO setlle with
the State treasurer, auditor, secretary Of
State, insurance commissioner and clerks
Of tho General Az embly, for the work
done by these officials during the previous
year. The present committee is composed
Of Senators Ferguson and Lewis and rep
resantatiyes Ware, Allaband and Dasey.
The committee organized by electing
james Ware chairman.
On q reduced scale tue session Of this
committee WIS attended By wine pulling,
| political manelvriug and caucusing, the
same az regular session. For the COM
mittee has two ofices TO dispense "A clerk
and door keeper and the cleEkahip
always develops contest. 1t pays about
| $50 for few days. work, and il very
naturally looked after with some solicit
tude. To-day's contestants were William
G Kerbin and Harry Robson. The CON
test was waged on factional lines, and
although Hobson's hopes were based on
securing the vote of Representative Ware
through personal friendship, they were
| doomed to disappointment. Mr. Ware
| Joined with Senators Ferguson and Lewis
in voting for Kerbin, the candidate of the
| Wolcott faction, and he was elected by
vote of to 2. he is q law student in
the Office Of Edward Ridgely, Esq. By
like vote, Dennis Finnegan, hostler for
DR.. Henry Ridgely, was elected door
keeper over William Hunter. Mr.. Ware
was chosen chairman, and after orgapiz
| ing by the election of tbese ofictrs the
committee took a recess.
On reasSembiing, at o'clock, p. m,
the committee first acted upon the bill OF
the commission appointed to assess the
damages for the land to be taken in con
atructing q canal to connect the waters of
Asaawoman and Delaware bays, IN Sussex
county. The commissioners, who were
appointed at the last session Of the Legis-
lature, were Nathaniel Williams, John s.
Harrington and Jeremiah Long. Their
bill of expenses COS per day and mileage,
as allowed by law amounted to $145 GIL.
Captain Dasey explained that the people
OF the vicinity, being deeply interested in
the canal project, helped the commits
sioners in every way, frequently furnish
ing them with free transportation, which
accounted for the moderate dimensions of
The bill. The bill was allowed and an
order directed to be drawn for the
amount.
De-. Lewis presented the bill Of DR..
Nathan Pratt, insurance commissioner,
| 81, $50, for printing his animal report.
Dr. Lewis said the bill was the same as
that allowed the previous official, except
that heretofore the commissioner hnd
been allowed 81 900 for printing the re-
port and $3.50 additional for extra work.
In this case DR.. Pratt had consolidated
both claims in one bill.
Mr.. Ferguson thought that according to
the joint resolution relating to this subject
the governor was authorized to pay the
insurance commissioner, on the compile
tion Of his work.
DR.. Lewis explained that this was only
to pay the printer's bill for printing the
report. DR.. Pratt's bill was for his SER
vices in preparing the report. DIR. Lewis
showed from the auditors report for 1884
that Insurance Commissioner McFes had
received 81, $50 for this work.
DR. Pratt's bill was then allowed. By reso-
luton, offered by DR. Lewis, Senate Clerk
b. J. Moore was allowed $500 for index,
ing and experimenting the printing of
his journal, and by Mr.. Allaband's resolu-
| ton e. I. Cooper, clerk Of the House,
was allowed like amount for similar SER
vices.
Mr.. Allaband presented bills from
Secretary of State John p. Salisbury, as
| follows For indexing and superintend-
| ing the printing of the laws of 1887, $3.50;
for assisting the State treasurer in issuing
the State refunding loan of $3.50, 900,
| $3.50. The bills were allowed.
No further business being ready, the
committee adjourned until 1890 O'Clock
tomorrow morning.
The first business of Importance to face
the committee to morrow will be dis
pute between ex.Secretary Of State Causey
and Clerk of the Peace Cochran of New
CASTLE county, relative to the issuing of
| licenses. License blanks are issued to
the respective clerks of the peace by the
secretary OF State, who -fnrnishes the
auditor with duplicate statement Of the
blanks SO Issued. The clerks of the peaUe
are required to settle with the auditor,
for their license receipts, in April and
October. The secretary of State claims
that he sent to Clerk Cochran blanks that
exceeded the clerks returns to the auditor
by a considerable amount. He has
charged Mr. Cochran with one
item of blanks furnished in No.
vember, and one in December, 1886,
which Mr.. Cochran denies having
received. Both MIR. Cochran and Mr..
OsUsey were summoned by telegraph to
appear before the committee tomorrow
morning, when there will be hearing Of
the case. To night Deputy Clerk OF the
Peace A. G., Osborne arrived to represent
Clerk Cochran before the committee to-
morrow. Mr.. Osborne says there is no
occasion for any dispute, as the condition
of affairs is one simply resulting from the
fact that many persons, after paying their
license fees and taking recsipts there
| for, never return after their licenses.
| The situation was understood and fully
| explained to ex-Auditor Long, and he
cannot see why there should be any mis-
understanding He will explain the state
OF affairs to the committee.
Captain Dasey, of tha committee, who
was the father o. the legislation secured
last session in renlsi3n TO the proposed
canal connecting the waters OF the Della
ware and Assawolaan boys, slys the
| PfOJSSb 10 Progressing Dshlsituig lu
| commissioners, whose bill for services
was allowed th.s afternoon, worked al-
nirAbly and settled the question of land
damages with very little trouble. Com
missioners we're placed upon the different
| properties to be taken, and the awards
we're accepted by all the owners save
three. The accepted awards, Captain
Dasey says, were signed to-day. hese
land damages amount to about 81 900,
and as the Legislature appropriated
30 500 for this purpose. It is said that
those who are objecting are doing
! so with the hope of receiving, at the
hands Of now commissioners, awards
large enough to divide the remaining
$500 between them. With the oonstruc.
zion of this proposed canal-ahout 10
milea there wiit DO a clear ininnd water.
way OF 62 miles, extending from Broad.
kiln 70 Chi"coteaRue After the settle.
Tent of the laad dam gas, arrangements
| will ba made for the prompt euttingof the
canal, aud tn-dsy delegation, composed
OF Speaker W r McOabe OF the house of
representatives., Ebe Tunnel of George.
| town, and eE.Oongressman George W.
Oovington of Snow Hill, Md, went to
Washington for the purpose Of urging
upon Congress the importance Of making
a sufficient appropriation TO promptly
finish this important work.
The court Of errors aud appeals met
| this morning. chancellor Salisbury and
Judges Grub and Paynter on the bench.
The entire day was occupied in argument
III the case of the Delaware City, Salem